Resources - ANTH 312 - Language Death and Revitalization

Exploring Books

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Allows you to search libraries around the world. Can also be accessed from within LibrarySearch.

MaineCat This link opens in a new window
Combined catalogs of public and academic libraries across Maine, requestable for delivery at Bates. Good resource for popular literature.

Endangered languages
Language revival
Language obsolescence
Language policy
Language planning
Australian languages
You can search for languages associated with a nation subject: nationality + "languages"
Aboriginal Australian - Languages
You can find books about more than one language associated with an ethnic group with subject: ethnic group + "Languages"

Library catalogs can also limit to kind of resource, using genre terms like:

Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Anthropology and archaeology journal articles.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Mainly a literature database, but does include linguistics and folklore journal articles as well.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Humanities, social sciences, and science full text journals. Recent years not included.

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, broadcast transcripts, wire service reports and international news sources. Includes New York Times. Publication dates: 1977 to current
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text news, law, and business-related research. Publication dates: Varies by titles; 1980s to the present. L/N lexis nexis nexus lexus lexisnexis
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Limit to Magazines to find non-scholarly content.
New York Times (1980-current) This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text version of the Late Edition (East Coast). Does not include images or advertising. Publication dates: 1980 to current